2007-01-08 02:59:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
It's the same all across the country and it is a legal requirement
2007-01-08 03:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by ghostbreeder 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not just London but in all of UK. The yellow rear number plates are reflective so that they are lit up by the headlights of the car following, and the colour also serves, in darkness to show that you are looking at the rear of a vehicle and not at an oncoming one.
2016-02-12 09:08:46 · answer #2 · answered by tellitlikeitis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are this way all over Britain not just in London.
It is illegal to show a white light on the back off a vehicle whilst travelling forward, if a white registration plate was on the back then it would look similar to a white light.
Foreign cars get away with it as they are not registered or keeped in this country.
2007-01-08 03:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by Laird John Meredith 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about the front ones but the rear ones are yellow as it has a lower reflective value for which stops cars behind being blinded by the reflection? so i guess the front one is white as the cars are fling past an dont see it for long? daft reason but only one can think of? lol
2016-03-29 16:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked the same question about 6 months ago but I never received an answer like Lord John's. I think it sound the most sensible - GO JOHN!
2007-01-08 03:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by smudge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same for all of the UK. It helps determine which way a car is facing, particularly at night.
2007-01-08 08:01:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weird, I live in Newcastle and my number plates are like that too...
2007-01-08 08:02:28 · answer #7 · answered by cm_carey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not again, how many times is this one coming up.
2007-01-08 03:11:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its got something to do with reflections of the lights at night or something.well thats what i heard anyway.
2007-01-08 06:20:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because construction and use regulations say thats how they have to be
2007-01-08 15:34:15 · answer #10 · answered by Martin14th 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋